
Ball Ground, GA Georgia 30107
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A chimney sweep will certainly do a comprehensive chimney cleaning to get rid of any type of deposits, soot, creosote, and also obstructions from the chimney. Dirty, damaged deteriorating, and blocked chimneys create injuries as well as fires each year. If you use you fire place or wood burning stove, the National Fire Protection Association suggests having your chimney examined and also swept yearly in order to protect against fires.
A chimney service expert will do a total cleaning of your chimney. Cleaning logs are truly ineffective and are not recommended. They will not get all the soot and creosote build-up out of the chimney like hand cleaning.
To begin, a cleaning specialist will protect the inside of your home by spreading tarps over the room, floor, and also hearth. They will cover the fire place with vinyl sheets, placing an industrial vacuum tube into the fireplace, and will after that tape and seal off the fire place. They'll connect extension tubes and run them to the commercial vacuum cleaner with a fine micron filter which rests outdoors. This will catch the fine soot, creosote, and other dust later on.
Next, they will clean the entire chimney with hand held brushes, as well as brushes with extension rods. Usually they will start on top of the chimney and work downward, very carefully brushing all the surfaces. Your chimney sweep will clean the flue, the damper, the smoke chamber, the smoke shelf, and the firebox.
They will then peel back a little area of the plastic sheet and use a variety of brushes inside. Following this, everything will be vacuumed and cleaned up. The vinyl sheeting and tarps will be relocated outside, cleaned and tucked back into their vehicle.
Our professional chimney specialists supply a complete range of services including sweeping. We provide quick and also reliable service.
Creosote is a brown, oily, tar-like substance which develops from burning wood or coal. It starts as a loose, feathery accumulation which at first can be brushed away easily. As it builds up much more, it ends up being tar-like, and is more difficult to remove, in some cases requiring the use of scrapers to remove it. If left uncleaned, and even more layers develop, the creosote solidifies.
When a fire is burned in the fire place or wood stove, the smoke becomes extremely hot. Hard creosote can start to drip and melt like wax. As soon as the build up of creosote is very hefty, it restricts the air movement through the chimney flue. The restricted air flow causes creosote to build up even faster.
Creosote is dangerous in a couple of various ways. It's toxic and hazardous for your health, and it puts your home in danger of fires.
Creosote build up creates reduced air movement and this can permit carbon monoxide to build up inside your house while a fire is burning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless and also colorless gas which can trigger flu-like symptoms, and can even bring about death.
Besides the carbon monoxide accumulation, creosote itself is toxic. It can trigger inflamed skin and eyes, respiratory system troubles, and is carcinogenic (cancer causing).
The most unsafe feature of creosote is that it is extremely combustible. It's the most common cause of chimney fires. While chimneys are made to stand up to a high degree of heat, the intensity of a chimney fire can swiftly surpass this degree.
Getting a chimney sweep carried out is the very best and also most reliable method to eliminate creosote. Our licensed chimney service companies take excellent care of your chimney and also your house. We suggest that you get your chimney cleaned and inspected at the very least yearly in order to protect against fires and poisonous build up.
Just how often a chimney ought to be cleaned depends of exactly how often you use it and also what materials you burn within. Gas burning fire places must be checked every year. Although they burn cleaner, moisture, particles, cracks and other concerns can develop which can permit carbon monoxide gas to get into the residence.
Oil burning flues should be cleaned yearly to prevent residue from accumulating.
Due to the fact that wood burning fireplaces and stoves produce even more soot and creosote, they need to be swept more often. A great guideline is to have your chimney swept after a cord of wood has been burned within.